Academy Award shows excellent form

The Merlin Samlalsingh- owned chestnut son of Performing Magic/ Sea Treaty put down a good gallop over 1200 metres, on Sunday morning, which was clocked in one minute 14.2 seconds.

Also having the engagement, Black Onyx, who was fourth in the Derby, had a good spin over 1000 metres timed in one minute 04.1 seconds.

Crown The King, a disappointing p;re=- race favourite in the Derby, was clocked in 52.3 seconds over 800 metres The 2014 Derby winner Momentum, returning after a short rest, galloped 800 metres clocked in 51.0 seconds.

Two-year-old Set Sail who came within .04 seconds of equalling the track record (59 seconds) when winning the Nursery Stakes, her only start over 1000 metres by an emphatic 10 1/;2 lengths, had a solid gallop over 800 metres timed in 48.3 seconds.

But the gallop of the morning came from Thisonesforron, who was timed in one minute 00.2 seconds over 1000 metres.

Meanwhile, sprint champion Whisper Light and Glenn Mendez stablemate Control Unit were clocked in 48.0 seconds for a 800 metres gallop from the boxes yesterday.

Yesterday’s selected gallops: 400 METRES: GOLDEN CHOICE - 25.2 Good.

600 METRES: ACTUS REUS - 38.3 Good; HURRICANE HARRY, SANNIA - 39.4 Good; I’MMISSINGHIGHBURY - 40.1 Handy.

800 METRES: CONTROL UNIT, WHISPER LIGHT - 48.0 Good (Boxes); DARK TREASURE, MAN TO COME- 52.2 Handy; INTEGRITY - 52.2 Handy; PEACE N GLORY - 53.1 Handy.

Selected gallops on Sunday:

400 METRES: CHICARITO - 23.1 Good (Boxes); MAGICAL VICTORY - 24.1 Good; SET AN EXAMPLE - 24.1 Good; SINGLE BULLET - 25.3 Good; SORAYAH - 25.0 Good; SPONTANEOUS - 24.4 Good.

600 METRES: ALWAYS READY - 37.1 Good; BLIND DATE - 36.2 Good; BO BO YAO - 38.2 Good; CLASS ACT - 38.4 Good; G E T - AWAY 0 39.3 Handy; JACOB’S DREAM - 36.4 Good; JESSE’S GIRL - 36.3 Good; JUST HONEST - 37.2 Good; LORD SILVER - 37.2 Good; MILITARY MAN - 38.4 Good; REBECCA’S WORLD - 37.1 Good; ROUGH’N TUMBLE - 36.3 Good; SERENGETI - 37.2 Good; SIAN’S LEGACY, STATE OF GRACE - 37.1 Good; WELL CONNECTED - 36.3 Good; WRONGFULLY ACCUSED - 37.0 Good.

800 METRES: BERGERON RODEO - 48.1 Goos: BLUE BAYOU - 51.4 Good; BLUE ORACLE - 51.4 Good; CROWN THE KING - 52.2 Handy;DELIGHTFUL - 53.1 Handy; EAGLE LANDING - 50.1 Good; HOLY MAN - 48.1 Good; JOHNYGOTLUCKEY - 51.4 Good; LADY KATE - 53.3 Handy; MOMENTUM - 51.0 Good; MONEY MATTERS - 53.4 Handy; SEA OF GDANSK - 50.2 Good; SET SAIL - 48.3Good; SHINING LIGHT - 53.3 Handy.

1000 METRES: BIG FIVE O - 1:07.1 Handy; BLACK ONYX - 1:04.1 Good; ERRAZURIZ, GOLIATH’S BOY - 1:04.3 Good; LADY FELISHA - 1:03.2 Good:MAIN SAIL - 1:03.2 Good; RAEVEN RENAE - 1:02.2Good; THISONESFORRON - 1:00.2 Good; 1 2 0 0 METRES: ACADEMY AWARD Breezed 6F in 1:14.2 Good.